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Present and Past Ability- Class XIIB (200221)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The tense when an action is happening right now, or when it happens regularly (or unceasingly, which is why it’s sometimes called present indefinite) is ....

a)

Simple Present Tense

b)

Simple Present Continuous Tense

2.

I feel great! Pauline loves pie. I’m sorry to hear that you’re sick.


The sentence above is the example of ....

a)

Simple Present Tense

b)

Simple Present Continuous Tense

3.

Pauline practices the piano every day. Ms. Jackson travels during the summer. Hamsters run all night.


The sentence above is the example of ....

a)

Simple Present Tense

b)

Simple Present Contonuous Tense

4.

Pauline can’t come to the phone right now because she is brushing her teeth.


The Sentence above is the example of ...

a)

Simple Present Tense

b)

Simple Present Continuous Tense

5.

I am not a pie lover, but Pauline sure is. You aren’t ready for such delicious pie.


The sentence above is the example of ....

a)

Simple Present Tense

b)

Simple Past Tense

6.

The tense is used for actions happening now or for an action that is unfinished. This tense is also used when the action is temporary.

The tense is ....

a)

Simple Present Continuous Tense

b)

Simple Past Continuous Tense

7.

We are visiting the museum in the afternoon.

The sentence above is the example of ....

a)

Simple Present Continuous Tense

b)

Simple Past Continuous Tense

8.

Are you visiting your cousin this weekend?

The sentence above is the example of ....

a)

Simple Present Continuous Tense

b)

Simple Past Continuous Tense

9.

Present continuous tense can be used for actions that are still happening at the time of speaking. Examples of this use include ....

a)

He is meeting his friends after school.

b)

Frances is talking on the phone at the moment.

10.

Present continuous tense can be used when speaking about current trends. Examples of this use include ....

a)

She is constantly complaining about her sister.

b)

Shopping online is growing in popularity nowadays.

11.

The tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now. That tense is ....

a)

Simple Present Tense

b)

Simple Past Tense

12.

Wolfgang admired the way the light glinted off his silver medal.

The sentence above is the example of ....

a)

Simple Present Tense

b)

Simple Past Tense

13.

Infinitive == to ask

Past Tense == asked

Negative == ....

a)

don't ask

b)

didn't ask

14.

Infinitive == to have

Past Tense == ....

a)

Did

b)

Had

15.

The tense shows that you are talking about something that has already happened is ....

a)

Simple Past Tense

b)

Simple Past Continuous Tense

16.

The also known as the past progressive tense, refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past. The tense is ....

a)

Simple Present Continuous Tense

b)

Simple Past Continuous Tense

17.

The sun was shining every day that summer.

The sentence above is the example of ...

a)

Simple Present Continuous Tense

b)

Simple Past Continuous Tense

18.

As I spoke, the children were laughing at my cleverness.

The sentence above is the example of ....

a)

Simple Present Continuous Tense

b)

Simple Past Continuous Tense

19.

At noon, he arrived .

The Sentence above is the example of ....

a)

Simple Past Tense

b)

Simple Past Continuous Tense

20.

Though the irregularities are few, not every verb is suited to describing a continuous action. Certain verbs can’t be used in the past continuous tense. One common example is the verb ....

a)

to arrive

b)

to arive